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Macaroni Salad
Meijer0041250160601

Macaroni Salad

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Enriched macaroni product53.6%No flag
  • Durum wheat semolina27.4%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate13.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Salad dressing23.2%No flag
  • Soya oil11.6%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup2.9%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Egg yolk0.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% salt0.2%No flag
  • Cider vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika extract · E160c<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium EDTA · E385<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Celery11.6%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise5.8%No flag
  • Soya oil2.9%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Egg yolk0.4%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% spice<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium disodium EDTA · E385<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Eggs2.9%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Carrots0.4%No flag›
  • Onion0.2%No flag›
  • Celery seeds<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt parsley<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
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ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALAD DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG YOLK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% SALT, CIDER VINEGAR, SPICE, PAPRIKA AND PAPRIKA EXTRACT (SOY), CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS)), CELERY, MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, CORN SYRUP, EGG YOLK, DISTILLED VINEGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% SPICE, SALT, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS)), EGGS, WATER, SUGAR, CARROTS, ONION, CELERY SEEDS, SALT PARSLEY, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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